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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Hi,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I finally
got a chance to look through the presentation you sent me concerning the marine
cable issue, which was comprehensive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">My
suggestion is that you call all the ISPs and give them this presentation so
that they can stop, once and for all, passing the buck for failing the Nation
and keeping us in the stone age of connectivity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">From the
presentation it is clear that the marine cable on its own was not the panacea
for high internet charges and slow connectivity, we did not understand that the
model for Internet access in the <st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region>
cannot be applied in countries outside that continent as the bulk of the
content is resident in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">For a long
time, over 12 years ago when I wrote an article for an IT magazine that was
called Micro Computer Guide, I was called the village madman for advocating
about the need to develop local content.<span style="">
</span>I was incensed by the action by the then Karisa Communications
(Makatiani & Ngeno) later AfricaOnline to shut down their bulleting board
based service to provide us with the so called Internet connection yet we where
on the right track as we created local content out of necessity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Today I
believe I stand exonerated as ISP’s finally confirm that the marine cable is
not going to bring down the cost of Internet access, you wonder why we have
wasted the past 3 years singing its praises.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">I say PS
Ndemo, in his personal capacity and on behalf of all the agencies under his
ministry (ICT board, e-government, CCK & other), owes the country an
apology for taking us on a wild goose chase. PS Ndemo the creation of local
content falls smack in your docket and I have said this before all the
government has to do is digitize all those reports in their possession
beginning with the constitution, sessional papers, census, exam results, list
of village polytechnics and the presidents diary then we can all move from
their.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">Again
thanks Walubengo. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<br><br>Robert Yawe<br>
KAY System Technologies Ltd<br>
Phoenix House, 6th Floor<br>
P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200<br>
Kenya<br>
<br>
Tel: +254722511225, +254202010696</td></tr></table><br>